# Cc. Ādi 3.38 > ইদানীং দ্বাপরে তিঁহো হৈলা কৃষ্ণবর্ণ । > এই সব শাস্ত্রাগম-পুরাণের মর্ম ॥৩৮॥ ## Text > idānīṁ dvāpare tiṅho hailā kṛṣṇa-varṇa > ei saba śāstrāgama-purāṇera marma ## Synonyms *idānīm*—now; *dvāpare*—in the Dvāpara-yuga; *tiṅho*—He; *hailā*—was; *kṛṣṇa-varṇa*—blackish color; *ei*—these; *saba*—all; *śāstra-āgama*—and Vedic literatures; *purāṇera*—of the *Purāṇas*; *marma*—the core. ## Translation **Now, in the Dvāpara-yuga, the Lord had descended in a blackish hue. This is the essence of the statements in the Purāṇas and other Vedic literatures with reference to the context.**